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fount

英 [faʊnt]

美 [faʊnt]

n.  (重要事物的)来源,根源,源泉

复数:founts 

TEM8

BNC.22123 / COCA.29001

牛津词典

    noun

    • (重要事物的)来源,根源,源泉
      the place where sth important comes from
      1. She treats him as if he were the fount of all knowledge .
        她把他当成无所不晓。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-COUNT 来源;源泉;根源
      If you describe a person or thing asthefount ofsomething, you are saying that they are an important source or supply of it.
      1. To the young boy his father was the fount of all knowledge.
        对于这个小男孩儿来说,他的父亲就是所有知识的源泉。

    英英释义

    noun

    • a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
        Synonym:fountain
      1. a specific size and style of type within a type family
          Synonym:fonttypefacefacecase

        双语例句

        • A year earlier Mr Koizumi had called a general election and won in a landslide, appealing over the heads of his party in favour of essential reforms, notably the privatisation of the postal-savings system, a fount of political patronage.
          一年前,小泉举行了大选,取得了压倒性的胜利,呼吁其党派的大佬们支持必要的改革,尤其是邮政储蓄系统的私营化和政治赞助的问题。
        • It's also elucidated in the article the reason of the drought of the fount and the possibility and difficulty of rehabilitation.
          文中还阐明了“天下第一泉”泉水干枯的原因以及复苏的可能性与艰巨性。
        • Her speeches have ever been a fount of inspiration to her audiences.
          她的演说对于听众来说永远是灵感之源。
        • Fount, Tree, and Shed are gone, I know not whither.
          泉眼,树木和小屋消失了,我不知身在何地。
        • Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation.
          想象力不仅是独特的人类能力,借助对尚不存在事物的设想,构筑着所有发明和创新的源泉;
        • After the lecture I bump into a fragrance industry friend who is a fount of obscure knowledge.
          在讲座结束后,我偶遇了一位在香水行业工作的朋友,他对于一些不为人知的知识很有了解。
        • The party rains benefits upon us. The old man is a fount of wisdom.
          党给予我们无穷的恩惠。这位老人有无穷的智慧。
        • In electric-vehicle batteries Samsung has joined forces with Bosch, the world's biggest supplier of car parts and a fount of expertise on power-and engine-management.
          在电动载具电池方面三星和博世&这个世界最大的汽车零部件供应商以及动力和引擎管理技术的创造者强强联手,组建了三星非常重视的合资公司SBLiMotive。
        • The prime fount of business opportunity in almost all countries.
          几乎所有国家中企业成功机会的主要源头。
        • It is the fount of our artistic and altruistic ideals.
          它是我们的审美趣味和利他理想的源泉。